Thought I'd start a more high brow post on setting up the R's suspension.
To get the topic started I've post a few intersting pieces of information to generate a few ideas.
From a VW forum there's been a huge discussion on the whole lowering looks vs. handling debate here with the occassional nugget of very useful information:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=621342&page=1
The key point is macpherson struts have an optimum location so the camber changes the least ubder compression/extension.
Next one....
Some great stuff on roll-centres, centres-of-gravity, roll-axis, etc. here (even though it is for RC cars, you can see where the theory becomes unimportant for a road car!):
http://home.tiscali.be/be067749/58/c2/index.htm
Contrary to popular belief, reducing you CofG is not always for the best as the car's roll centre is as important.
Practically where does all this leave us for setting up a car properly?
Discuss....
Jim
To get the topic started I've post a few intersting pieces of information to generate a few ideas.
From a VW forum there's been a huge discussion on the whole lowering looks vs. handling debate here with the occassional nugget of very useful information:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=621342&page=1
The key point is macpherson struts have an optimum location so the camber changes the least ubder compression/extension.
Next one....
Some great stuff on roll-centres, centres-of-gravity, roll-axis, etc. here (even though it is for RC cars, you can see where the theory becomes unimportant for a road car!):
http://home.tiscali.be/be067749/58/c2/index.htm
Contrary to popular belief, reducing you CofG is not always for the best as the car's roll centre is as important.
Practically where does all this leave us for setting up a car properly?
Discuss....
Jim